Edo Japan (Radio Edit)

You're Dead to Me

BBC

Comedy, History

4.7 • 10.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-Century Japan by Dr Satona Suzuki and comedian Ahir Shah to learn all about the Edo period and the Tokugawa shogunate.

When he came to power in 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu became the first shogun to rule over all Japan. He made Edo – later renamed Tokyo – his power base, and over the 250 years of Tokugawa rule, this small town became one of the largest cities in the world. This episode charts the rise and fall of the shogunate, and explores what life was like for people living in Japan at this time. From politics to theatre, and taking in foreign relations, the class system, art and literature, Greg and his guests get to grips with all aspects of life in the Edo period.

This is a radio edit of the original podcast episode. For the full-length version, please look further back in the feed.

Hosted by: Greg Jenner Research by: Annabel Storr Written by: Annabel Storr, Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow, Emma Nagouse, and Greg Jenner Produced by: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow and Greg Jenner Audio Producer: Steve Hankey Production Coordinator: Ben Hollands Senior Producer: Emma Nagouse Executive Editor: James Cook

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0:20.1	We've both cried.
0:21.2	Miss me with Lily Allen and Makita Oliver. We're just us having a chat.
0:26.0	Feels like we've been doing it forever. We kind of have. Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:35.8	BBC Sounds, music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:40.8	Hello, and welcome to You're Dead to Me, the Radio 4 comedy podcast that takes history seriously.
0:45.7	My name is Greg Jenner.
0:46.8	I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster.
0:49.0	And today we are boarding our black ships and sailing back to 17th century Japan to learn all about life in the
0:55.0	Edo period. And to help us distinguish our Kosodei from Akimono, we have two very special guests
1:00.4	in History Corner. She's a lecturer in both Japanese and modern Japanese history at Soas,
1:05.5	University of London. It's Dr Satana Suzuki. Welcome Satana. Thank you for having me. I'm
1:10.4	really excited to be here today. Julius Caesar, Julius Kaiser, or the inter-civilisation. It's Ahir Shah. Welcome back, Ahir.
1:28.2	Hello, thank you very much for having me back. I'm very excited about this.
1:31.0	When I asked if you wanted to do this show, your face lit up with a frenzied zeal I've not seen before.
1:36.4	I was first asked about this when I just finished watching Shogun and was listening to the audiobook.
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